In compliance with The Licensing Act 2003 (licensing statement period) Order 2004, Gosport Borough Council has published the approved final version of the council's Statement of Licensing Policy. The Policy can be viewed below.
Statement of Licensing Policy 2008 - 2011
The Council has undertaken a statutory 3 year review of its Statement of Licensing Policy. The Statement of Licensing Policy 2008 - 2011 has been determined by the Council in respect of its licensing functions for the three year period commencing 7 January 2008. The document is attached below.
For more details contact Russell Bray e-mail ehs@gosport.gov.uk or Tel: (023) 9254 5505
Public Register and Summary of Applications
The Gosport Borough Council Licensing Authority (GBCLA) maintains a public register, which may be viewed by appointment between 10:00am and 16:00 at the Environmental Health Department, Gosport Borough Council, Town Hall, High Street, Gosport.
An online Summary of Premises, Club and Temporary Event notice Applications pdf can be downloaded.
An online Summary of Personal Applications can be downloaded.
Application Forms
The DCMS has published application forms for new personal licences, premises licences and club premises certificates, and applications to convert existing licenses and certificates to the new permissions. To download the application forms, click here.
Fee Levels
The Licensing Act 2003 ("The Act") provides for fees to be payable to the licensing authority in respect of the discharge of their functions. The fee levels are set centrally by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, at a level to allow licensing authorities full cost recovery for the administration, inspection and enforcement of the new regime.
Centrally set fees removes the previous inconsistencies in fee levels and creates a fair and level playing field across England and Wales. To view these fees on the DCMS website, click here.
DCMS' Guidance for Applicants
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport have released guidance notes for applicants, which provides information on how to complete the application forms. To view these notes on the DCMS website, click here.
DCMS Guidance to Clubs for Conversion & Variation
Please find below links to the DCMS guidance to clubs for conversion (and variation) which is now available on their website, click here.
Temporary Event Notices (TENs)
TENs can be given to permit any of the licensable activities subject to limits on the number of such notices which can be given by an individual or for specific premises. For more information, please click here.
Licensing Board Hearings
Reports from the Licensing Board Hearings may be viewed from the Democratic Services webpages, click here.
Guidance for Interested Parties
On Friday 25th November, The Department for Culture, Media and Sport issued Guidance for Interested Parties, such as local residents and businesses about:
- How to Make Representations
- How to appeal a licensing authority decision
- How to seek a review of a licence
The above guidance notes, along with a "Licensing Act 2003 - Jargon Buster" and "Examples of possible licensing conditions" are available to print or download from the "residents guidance" page of the DCMS website, click here.
These are not statutory Guidance notes and will therefore be kept under review in the light of experience.
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